Bert Stern
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Bert Stern
Stern, Bert (b. 1929), self-taught American photographer who in the 1960s epitomized the photographer as media star. His career began with Look magazine, where he was an assistant art director 1946-8, but he later rapidly made a reputation in advertising. In the 1960s he ran a large factory-style studio in New York, specializing in fashion, advertising, and celebrity portraits. Stern's ‘last sitting’ photographs of Marilyn Monroe, taken six weeks before her death, are among his best-known images.
— Molly Rogers
Bibliography
- Stern, B., The Last Sitting (1982)
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| Bert Stern | |
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| Birth name | Bertram Stern |
| Born | October 3, 1929 |
| Nationality | American |
| Field | portrait photography, fashion photography |
| Works | The Last Sitting |
Bertram Stern (born 3 October 1929) is an American fashion and celebrity portrait photographer.
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Marilyn Monroe
His best known work is arguably The Last Sitting, a collection of 2,500 photographs taken of Marilyn Monroe over a three day period, six weeks before her death, taken for Vogue. Stern published Marilyn Monroe: The Complete Last Sitting in 1992.
Director
He also directed Jazz on a Summer's Day, a 1959 documentary film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Lolita
Stern worked as a photographer on Lolita and shot the publicity photographs of Sue Lyon. He has photographed Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Drew Barrymore and Lindsay Lohan (recreating The Last Sitting), among others, in addition to his work for advertising and travel publications.
Family
Stern is divorced from the ballerina, Allegra Kent and the father of two or three children.
External links
- Official site[dead link]
- Art Directors Club biography, portrait and images of work
- American Photographer Aug 1981, cover model: Stephanie Quinn
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